Shelley has signed off Burningbird. Julie Leung is going through changes. Robert Scoble has cut the number of feeds he wishes he could read to about a hundred. I may have suffered a ministroke today. Ronni is moving to Portland. Chris has cut off his pony tail. I mentioned the cerebrovascular discomfort to Beth but she didn’t hear me. So we progress deeper into our folie a deux. Niek is off to the beach. Halley has gotten so fucking precious I want to grab her shoulders and shake her and say “Get real, girl.” There’s a personna thing that happens that drives out personality. Suw was skirting on the edge of that, but she is so fucking brilliant that she’s allowed. Ninety-nine percent of lawyers give the rest a bad name. I didn’t make that up. Denise is a one percenter. I’ve been experiencing so much ageism lately that I’m suspecting a practical joke.
Beneath all this there is bedrock: Dervala is back with a couple of warm-ups and a beautiful pitch.
Hay que ir adelante.
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Ah, Frank. It’s dumb as rocks to tell you to take care, but. . .
Ditto.
Practical tip Frank: Take 100mg of Aspirin each day to keep the old blood flowing….
Geesh, Frank — here it is 1:30 a.m. and I come over here for some uplifting spirit, and I find out you might have had a mini-stroke!! (Well, you did link to Dervala, so that counts for something.) Take care of yourself, you lovable teddy bear. I haven’t pooped out yet either, but it is tough getting old-er. I’ve lost yet another tooth and there might be more leaving soon. Hang in there. There some of the old blogang out here still thinking about you and counting on your blogging around for a while yet.
I would have imagined that you would look much older in this post, but this is not the case.
Andrew Weil sent me a message today that May is Older Americans Month. He encourages the process of growing old gracefully … whatever that means …
This morning, putting on my trifocals, I discovered that the cause of the pain in my left temple is glasses that are improperly adjusted. So this has been a test. It was only a test. In case of a real CVA, my screen would have gone blank………………………..
Frank, what are your stroke risk factors? Do you beloveds (or you) know the signs of stroke?
Learn To Recognize A Stroke
Stroke is a medical emergency. Know these warning signs of stroke and teach them to others. Every second counts:
* Sudden numbness or weakness of the face, arm or leg, especially on one side of the body
* Sudden confusion, trouble speaking or understanding
* Sudden trouble seeing in one or both eyes
* Sudden trouble walking, dizziness, loss of balance or coordination
* Sudden, severe headache with no known cause
Call 9-1-1 immediately if you experience symptoms!
Time lost is brain lost!
And how’s your blood pressure, bud?
Frank! Don’t be putting the heart crosswise on us. No more extruded wieners and Kraft experiments, okay? There’s a whole web out here that wants to hear more from you.